Meeting on 7 Future Growth Drivers: Preparing the Next Economic Engine for the AI Era

[Anchor]

President Lee Jae-myung attended a briefing session on the seven future growth engines, including small modular reactors and space science, which are expected to serve as the next economic drivers in the AI era. President Lee promised research and development investments, emphasizing that these advanced technologies will become the next-generation engine of our economy and a core national asset.

Reporter Kang Cheongwan has the details.

[Reporter]

The briefing session on the seven future growth seed drivers was held at the presidential office, presided over by President Lee Jae-myung.

The event was arranged to discuss promotion strategies for seven sectors that the government will intensively foster as future growth engines in the AI era: small modular reactors (SMRs), nuclear fusion, renewable energy, quantum technology, aerospace, advanced biotechnology, and advanced materials and components.

President Lee Jae-myung promised R&D investments, stating that we must seize the golden opportunity created by the semiconductor industry and prepare in advance for the post-AI era.

[President Lee Jae-myung: These seven advanced technologies, the '7 SEED' project, will serve as both the next-generation growth engine of our economy and the nation's core strategic asset.]

He noted that we are living in a great transition period where it is extremely difficult to predict what new technologies will emerge and how the industrial landscape will drastically change, adding that the choice of whether to become a leader or a follower is up to us.

He then urged the attendees, including researchers and entrepreneurs, to make every effort for the nation's future.

[President Lee Jae-myung: The government will firmly back our innovative companies and innovative scientists and engineers so that they can freely pioneer markets and make bold challenges.]

During the briefing, participants discussed the necessity of introducing institutional incentives to transition fossil fuel power generation workers into the SMR ecosystem, providing full-scale national investment in quantum technology, and establishing a stable reward system that allows science and engineering talent to immerse themselves in research.

President Lee repeatedly promised government support, stating that South Korea must leap forward into a country that leads future advanced industries upon the foundation of traditional manufacturing.

(Video by Jeong Sang-bo and Yoon Hyung | Video Editing by Park Sun-su)
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